Cortisol suppression test in patients with elevated adrenocorticotropic hormone levels.

abstract：:During a 6-month period in 1983, Escherichia coli O157:H7 was isolated from 19 (15%) of 125 patients with grossly bloody diarrhea and 1 sibling with non-bloody diarrhea in the Calgary area. There was no clustering of the cases geographically or in time. All but 1 had clinical manifestations typical of hemorrhagic coli...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Pai CH,Gordon R,Sims HV,Bryan LE

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 5379 patients who had received radiation treatment at our institution for benign conditions of the head and neck, 318 developed thyroid cancer 3 to 42 years later. We report follow-up observations (median interval from diagnosis to recurrence or last contact, 10 years; longest interval, 31) for 296 of these patient...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Schneider AB,Recant W,Pinsky SM,Ryo UY,Bekerman C,Shore-Freedman E

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypophosphatemic osteomalacia that remits after resection of a coexisting tumor has been described in 35 patients. Because the associated neoplasms have been of mesenchymal origin, it has been inferred that this tumor-induced osteomalacia syndrome is uniquely related to tumours of this derivation. However, in the pres...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Lyles KW,Berry WR,Haussler M,Harrelson JM,Drezner MK

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) occur in 1 of 20 older men, remain asymptomatic for many years, and, if left untreated, cause death from rupture in about one third of patients. Ultrasonography is a suitable screening test for AAA, and elective repair can prevent rupture. Although these features suggest a promising t...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Lederle FA

更新日期：2003-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is unclear whether patients understand that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) reduces only chronic stable angina and not myocardial infarction (MI) or associated mortality. OBJECTIVE:To compare cardiologists' and patients' beliefs about PCI. DESIGN:Survey. SETTING:Academic center. PARTICIPANTS:...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Rothberg MB,Sivalingam SK,Ashraf J,Visintainer P,Joelson J,Kleppel R,Vallurupalli N,Schweiger MJ

更新日期：2010-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Life space is a measure of where a person goes, the frequency of going there, and the dependency in getting there. It may be a more accurate measure of mobility in older adults because it reflects participation in society as well as physical ability. OBJECTIVE:To assess effects of hospitalization on life sp...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Brown CJ,Roth DL,Allman RM,Sawyer P,Ritchie CS,Roseman JM

更新日期：2009-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Position statements opposing legalization of physician-assisted suicide by organizations such as the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine rightly emphasize that palliative care should be the standard of care for the dying, and that the inadequacies that exist in its delivery should be r...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Quill TE,Cassel CK

更新日期：2003-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Urine tests for Chlamydia trachomatis permit expansion of screening beyond traditional clinic environments. Prevention of infection in teenagers is a high priority. OBJECTIVE:To define the prevalence of C. trachomatis among teenagers by using the ligase chain reaction assay on urine specimens and to evaluat...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Marrazzo JM,White CL,Krekeler B,Celum CL,Lafferty WE,Stamm WE,Handsfield HH

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tumor necrosis factor-alpha is present in arteries in giant cell arteritis. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of infliximab, an anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha agent, in giant cell arteritis. DESIGN:Randomized, controlled trial. SETTING:22 sites in the United States, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hoffman GS,Cid MC,Rendt-Zagar KE,Merkel PA,Weyand CM,Stone JH,Salvarani C,Xu W,Visvanathan S,Rahman MU,Infliximab-GCA Study Group.

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Timing of initiation of screening for breast cancer is controversial in the United States. OBJECTIVE:To determine the threshold relative risk (RR) at which the harm-benefit ratio of screening women aged 40 to 49 years equals that of biennial screening for women aged 50 to 74 years. DESIGN:Comparative model...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： van Ravesteyn NT,Miglioretti DL,Stout NK,Lee SJ,Schechter CB,Buist DS,Huang H,Heijnsdijk EA,Trentham-Dietz A,Alagoz O,Near AM,Kerlikowske K,Nelson HD,Mandelblatt JS,de Koning HJ

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera of 24 patients with an unexplained pneumonia were tested for the presence of antibodies against the Legionnaires' disease bacterium. Fifteen patients had positive serology. The series comprised 12 male and three female patients ranging in age from 17 to 66 years (mean, 51.1 years). All of the patients had a high ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Meenhorst PL,van der Meer JW,Borst J

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tax incentives can provide a large financial impetus to change behavior. Current U.S. law establishes a substantial discontinuity in the amount of estate tax that many patients will have to pay in 2010: During this year only, the tax rate drops to zero. This article discusses concerns regarding the sharp change in tax...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Mendenhall GS

更新日期：2008-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease of carbohydrate metabolism. However, it should also be considered a vascular disease because diabetic patients have a strong predilection for atherosclerosis. With the increasing prevalence and earlier age at onset of diabetes, the projected effect of diabetes on cardiov...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hurst RT,Lee RW

更新日期：2003-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of difficulties in antemortem diagnosis of systemic aspergillosis, a radioimmunoassay to an Aspergillus fumigatus carbohydrate was developed and evaluated in patients with mycotic or bacterial infections. Antigenemia was detected in sera obtained antemortem from four of seven patients with systemic aspergillos...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Weiner MH

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This guideline summarizes the current approaches for the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism. The importance of early diagnosis to prevent mortality and morbidity associated with venous thromboembolism cannot be overstressed. This field is highly dynamic, however, and new evidence is emerging periodically that may cha...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Qaseem A,Snow V,Barry P,Hornbake ER,Rodnick JE,Tobolic T,Ireland B,Segal JB,Bass EB,Weiss KB,Green L,Owens DK,Joint American Academy of Family Physicians\/American College of Physicians Panel on Deep Venous Thrombosis\/Pulmonary

更新日期：2007-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with bladder carcinoma metastatic to lung and brain died of pneumonia. Autopsy examination showed a confluent bronchopneumonia with several small abscesses and acute pyelonephritis with abscess formation. Legionella pneumophila, serogroup 4, was isolated in pure culture from lung tissue postmortem and was al...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Dorman SA,Hardin NJ,Winn WC Jr

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of very elderly persons who are candidates for implantation of a permanent pacemaker is increasing, but the effect of cardiac pacing on long-term survival and functional variables has not been determined. OBJECTIVE:To determine long-term survival after implantation of a permanent pacemaker in oct...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Shen WK,Hayes DL,Hammill SC,Bailey KR,Ballard DJ,Gersh BJ

更新日期：1996-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Axial, dual spin-echo magnetic resonance (MR) images, taken at the level of the pulmonary arteries and gated to the cardiac cycle, were qualitatively and quantitatively evaluated in nine patients with primary pulmonary arterial hypertension and six controls. In controls and patients, intravascular signal intensity was...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： von Schulthess GK,Fisher MR,Higgins CB

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A sensitive and acceptable screening regimen for women at high risk for breast cancer is essential. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast is highly sensitive for diagnosis of breast cancer but has variable specificity. PURPOSE:To summarize the sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Warner E,Messersmith H,Causer P,Eisen A,Shumak R,Plewes D

更新日期：2008-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Common diseases, particularly dementia, have large social costs for the U.S. population. However, less is known about the end-of-life costs of specific diseases and the associated financial risk for individual households. OBJECTIVE:To examine social costs and financial risks faced by Medicare beneficiaries ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kelley AS,McGarry K,Gorges R,Skinner JS

更新日期：2015-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a technically demanding procedure that can cause substantial complications. Competence in performing ERCP and the learning curve for achieving competence are poorly understood. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the number of supervised ERCPs that physicians must ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Jowell PS,Baillie J,Branch MS,Affronti J,Browning CL,Bute BP

更新日期：1996-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:When deep venous thrombosis is suspected, objective testing is required to confirm or refute the diagnosis. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the combination of a low clinical suspicion and a normal D -dimer result rules out deep venous thrombosis. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Three tertiary care...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kearon C,Ginsberg JS,Douketis J,Crowther M,Brill-Edwards P,Weitz JI,Hirsh J

更新日期：2001-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With suspected deep venous thrombosis and normal results on proximal vein ultrasonography, a negative d-dimer result may exclude thrombosis and a positive D-dimer result may be an indication for venography. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate and compare the safety of 2 diagnostic strategies for deep venous thrombosis. ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kearon C,Ginsberg JS,Douketis J,Crowther MA,Turpie AG,Bates SM,Lee A,Brill-Edwards P,Finch T,Gent M

更新日期：2005-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Disturbances of urinary bladder function are well-recognized problems in diabetic patients and are generally attributed to peripheral neuropathy. Because of the difficulties inherent in the histologic examination of the peripheral autonomic nerves, little is known about the pathology of these nerves. Recently, alterat...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Mastri AR

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pemphigus is an autoimmune intraepidermal bullous disease involving the skin and mucous membranes. There are four clinically recognized variants of this disease. The histopathologic hallmark is acantholysis, which is disruption of normal cell-to-cell adhesion. Patients produce an IgG antibody directed against an antig...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors：

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within 4 days, two oncology patients in the Clinical Research Unit had bacteremia causes by group Y Neisseria meningitidis. Three additional patients, identified by prevalence survey, were found to have nasopharyngeal colonization with that serogroup, compared with only one employee (not associated with patients) and ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Cohen MS,Steere AC,Baltimore R,von Graevenitz A,Pantelick E,Camp B,Root RK

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preventive therapy is an important element of syphilis control efforts. No currently recommended, single-dose alternatives to penicillin G benzathine are available for treatment of incubating syphilis. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the use of a single 1.0-g dose of azithromycin for treatment of persons recently exp...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hook EW 3rd,Stephens J,Ennis DM

更新日期：1999-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Travelers' diarrhea causes substantial morbidity and postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate nonabsorbable rifaximin for prevention of travelers' diarrhea. DESIGN:Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. SETTING:Guadalajara, Mexico. PARTICIPANTS:U.S. students. ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： DuPont HL,Jiang ZD,Okhuysen PC,Ericsson CD,de la Cabada FJ,Ke S,DuPont MW,Martinez-Sandoval F

更新日期：2005-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:After decades of silence, the German Society for Internal Medicine (DGIM) has made considerable efforts to come to terms with its role and actions during the Nazi era (1933 to 1945). This is particularly important because, with more than 27 000 members, the DGIM is the largest medical society in present-day Germany. S...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hofer HG,Forsbach R,Fölsch UR

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the relation between glycated hemoglobin and the incidence or progression, or both, of diabetic microvascular complications in persons with insulin-dependent (IDDM) and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). DESIGN:Population-based on cohort study. SETTING:An 11-county area in southern...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Klein R,Klein BE,Moss SE

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00